Tag Archives: Sir Peter Scott
Otterly quacking
It’s always the same story at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire after I’ve flashed my membership card and I’m walking getting that first view of the patchwork of lakes designed by Sir Peter Scott. All at once, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Countryside, Current Affairs, Cycling, Science, Watery things
Tagged American otter, Bewick swans, ducks, Gloucestershire, Lutra lutra, Muscovy Duck, mute swans, New Grounds, pintails, quackers, Sir Peter Scott, Slimbridge, The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, tufted duck, whistling ducks, wildfowl
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A Quacking Afternoon
I first went to Slimbridge when I was eight and and all fresh to Gloucestershire after moving from Wales. Peter Scott and his wife were very much hands-on in charge of the small collection of ponds populated by swans and … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Watery things
Tagged cygnets, ducks, flamenco, flamingo, mallards, moorhens, ruddy ducks, Sir Peter Scott, Slimbridge, swans, white-headed duck, Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
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Janh1: Mainly fair with occasional rain. 